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Son de la flor y nata de la sociedad.
Estamos en la cresta de la ola.
English
They’re up and coming.
He’s reached the dizzy heights of fame.
He’s at the peak of his profession.
(A person may be) in high places; of high standing; on
the upper échelons of society; top dog; from the upper
crust.
They’re flying high.
Things are on the up and up.
They are the crème de la crème of society.
We’re are on the crest of the wave.
LACK OF PRESTIGE IS DOWN
Not surprisingly, lack of prestige and progress is often
conveyed in DOWN metaphors.
Spanish
Es de cortos vuelos.
Quedamos a la altura del betún.
Cayó en picado.
Son de los bajos fondos de la sociedad.
Tiene un negocio de poca monta.
English
He’s come down in the world.
They’re the lowest of the low.
She’s hit rock bottom.
They’re the dregs of society.
She’s at the bottom of the political hierarchy.
He’s a drop-out.
ABUNDANCE IS UP
By virtue of the fact that a pile of a hundred apples is
higher than a pile of ten apples, increase has become
inextricably linked in our minds to a growing mound. When an
entity increases, it is usually conceived of as moving upward,
even if it has no volume and is not spatially orientated at all. In
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